48 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
tion of the patch showed an average of 6 bushels of seed and 55 
bushels of market oysters per acre and a total of 366 bushels for the 
entire area. 
30. PARADISE POINT BAR. 
This somewhat rectangular-shaped bar of 74 acres is situated in 
the southeast section of St. Vincent Sound, off Paradise Point. Near 
the center a dense oval area of 11 acres is found, which is completely 
surrounded by a broad skirting of depleted bottoms of 63 acres. 
The depth ranges from 44 to 6 feet at mean low water. The bottom, 
principally of sand with some mud, is hard and has but little elevation. 
The oysters are of good size and in small scattering bunches. When 
this part of the sound was surveyed the oysters were fat and becom- 
ing milky. The oysters are usually taken by nipping. Many mus- 
sels and some barnacles were noted. 
The following tables give the results obtained on this bar: 
OysTER GROWTH ON PARADISE Pornt Bar. 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
; mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over 3 Total of 
inches. | inches. oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
Donse eer oc eect eee ke eee tree ie 11 191 158 349 3, 839 
Depleted 2 ais- cee ese eck see esseaseteeciet eee ree 63 2 9 11 693 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF PARADISE Portnt Bar. 
Oysters const per Estimated quantity 
4 ters cre. 
Sta. | Date of | Depth} Area Sean Shells | oysters per a ke 
exami- of cov- DOF)! joke el Se racter of 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. Square oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.| Counts, ¥8T4- | seea, | M8 | Total. 
1915. Feet. |\Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. , 
1522S | PAT ra, 5.5 2.38 0 0 5.0 1 0 152 152 | Dense. 
1213....| Apr. 8 6.0 Diels ase 35.7 5.4 16 383 164 547 Do. 
1149: ..| Apr. 7 7.0 2. 04 0 5 1.0 1 5 30 35 | Depleted. 
UN eee eee lene yo 5.5 2.38 0 ft -8 0 4 24 28 Do. 
Dalen end Oseses f(a Racmeae aoe Sits) ge Skee Wi) 22, sec all oteneniete (Ree eee Do. 
1212,...| Apr. 8 6.5 (3) a erie ees 5 etcqe tense O} 238 ose She eae Do. 
14 Ee ere Ce eae G10) |) clo eos ealeoeaeelseceaees 1S) ar ers eke Do. 
1215....|...do.. Gi S| Serie elise aeteprele eeu |: SIE Eee Eas Do. 
a Hard mud. 
31. PARADISE FLAT AND ADJACENT LUMP. 
This very irregular flat is located off the north shore of St. Vincent 
Island and slightly east of the center of the sound. It has a length 
in a northeast-southwest direction of about 1 mile, an average width 
of 800 yards, and, including the small lump to the northeast, contains 
an approximate area of 299 acres. Depth of water is 2 to 44 feet at 
mean low tide. The elevation, particularly along the northern limits, 
varies from a few inches to about 1 foot. The bottom is sand or sand 
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